A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.